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CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL

JAMMU BENCH, JAMMU

Hearing through video conferencing

Original Application No. 61/1465/2025

This the 08^th day of May 2026

HON’BLE SHRI RAM MOHAN JOHRI, ADMINISTRATIVE MEMBER

1. Gita Devi; Age 54 Years;

Wd/o Late Sh. Buti Singh;

R/o Gujru Nagrota; Tehsil Billawar;

District Kathua-184205;

Designation: Asst. Line Man.

Date of death of the deceased husband of the Applicant: 26-06-

2022.

(Through Advocate: Ms. Himani Khajuria vice

Mr. Ankur Sharma)

…..Applicant

VERSUS

1. Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir, Through

Commissioner/ Secretary, Civil Secretariat, Jammu

Jal Shakti (Public Health Engineering) Department,

Pin Code: 180001.

Email ID: pscsphe@gmail.com

2. The Chief Engineer

Jal Shakti P.H.E Department,

Shastri Nagar,

District Jammu

Pin Code: 180004

Email ID: phecejmu@gmail.com

3. The Executive Engineer

Jal Shakti P.H.E Department,

Mechanical Division.

District Kathua.

Pin Code: 184101

Email ID: phemkathua@rediffmail.com

4. The Principal Accountant General (A&E)

Indian Audit and Accounts Department Jammu.

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Pin Code-180001

Email ID: agaejammukashmir@cag.gov.in

.....Respondents

(Through Advocate: Mr. Rajesh Thapa, ld. A.A.G.

Mr. Akshay Sadotra)

O R D E R

The present Original Application has been filed by the

applicant under Section-19 of the Administrative Tribunals Act,

1985 seeking the following reliefs:-

“i. Directing the non-applicants to fix the pensionary and

post-retirement benefits in favour of the Applicant on the

basis of last pay drawn by the deceased husband of

the Applicant;

ii. Directing the non-applicants to pay all the dues, arrears

and Gratuity along with other post-retirement benefits to

the Applicant;

Pass any such order or orders which this Hon’ble Tribunal

may deem fit.”

2. The instant case relates to benefit of SRO 149, and the

applicant is seeking inclusion of benefit of SRO 149, and

refixation of pensionary benefits accordingly.

3. Heard learned counsel for the applicant at length and

perused the material available on record.

4. The dispute related to SRO 149 has been settled by

judgment passed by the Hon’ble High Court in Provincial Power

Employees Union of India & Ors. vs. State of J&K & Ors. (SWP No.

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809/2021 along with connected matters), dated 08.05.2017,

wherein it has been held that: -

“18. It is also pertinent to note that in pursuance of order

dated 02.12.2008 passed in SWP No. 874 of 2006, the

respondents have filed an affidavit before this Court, in which

it is stated that after enactment of the recruitment rules,

benefit to 233 employees has been granted. Admittedly,

benefit of SRO 149 of 1973 as well as subsequent pay

revisions has been extended to the employees of Police

Department as well as Geology and Mining Department.

Admittedly, the benefit of the aforesaid SRO granted to

employees of the said department has been upheld by the

Division Benches of this Court in Letters Patent Appeals,

namely, LPASW No. 2